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This comprehensive syllabus incorporates Fiqh teaching from as young as 3 years old. This means that by the age of buloogh (maturity) for even the girls, the children would know the fundamental principles of the religion and would be able to practice their faith in a manner, wihch they feel to be correct.

The syllabus continues to develop the idea of understanding and contemplation within children so that they are able to discuss issues in great detail, so that they are able to go out into the community and into the greater society and be able to tak about thier faith in front of others.

The Syllabus for Classes Playgroup – Class 2 (ages 3-5) is based on the fundamentals of Islam. The main principles should be focussed on and so, although there is a syllabus, it is mainly to outline the basics that must be taught. Any extra material can be taught and is encouraged, but it must be understood that the basics are the primary concern.

A great part of this syllabus is on Tawhid: i.e. about Allah and his creations.

As soon as you enter the class, wish the children with “Salamun Alaykum” and have them reply “Alaykum Salaam”

Start all your lessons with “Bismillahir rahmanir rahim” (“In the name of Allah, the merciful, the kind”)

Tell them there is only one God – “La illaha illallah” (“There is no God but Allah”). Allah has no partner, no helper, no parents, no children, no wife.

As it will be very difficult for the children to accept Allah as they can’t see him, we as the teachers have to show the effects of his being by his creations. As Muslims we have to believe in Allah as our creator.

Show the children out of the window or on a nice day take them out and make them appreciate the nature that Allah has created: the blue sky, the clouds, the sun, the stars, the animals, the trees, the flowers and the grass.

InshaAllah through nature, you can make the children understand Allah and begin to make the children love Allah as their one and only God.

Take one or two creations of Allah every week and show them pictures of these creations. Make them colour these pictures or do sticking.

Feel the air. What is air? Do they know how important air is to us? What would happen if you could not breathe? Allah created the air for us to breathe because Allah loves us.

When you get thirsty, the first thing you want is water. Imagine if you could not find any water, how miserable would you be? But Allah is very kind and he loves us. He created lots and lots of water for our needs.

Show them the grass and the trees. Have a nature table and ask them to bring things that they find that Allah has created – leaves, sticks, fruits etc.

Have them stick leaves on a picture of a tree and colour in the picture of the trees. Take them out to feel the grass, smell the grass.

Show them different foods that Allah has created and what would happen if we did not have any foot to eat.

Emphasise the different colours Allah has made various things. Thereby the Earth is a more beautiful place for us to live in. This once again shows us that Allah loves us and we should be thankful to him.

Talk about the sun, the moon and the stars and how without these creations, the world would always be dark and how we would be very cold without the heat from the sunshine. Make them draw pictures of these creations and colour them or make collages.

Talk to them about human beings and how Allah made every organ for a special purpose. E.g. he has given us eyes to see with, ears to hear with, a tongue to say good things and to taste food with, legs to walk with, hands to work with, intelligence from our brain to tell good from bad.

For all these blessings we, as Muslims, have to thank Allah and praising Him (“Shukran lillah” (“Thanks to Allah”) and “Alhamdulillah” (“Praise be to Allah”)).

Summary:

-Kalimah (resource 1001)

-Greeting other Muslims (resource 1002)

-Allah: (resource 1003)

oWhat / Who is God?

oHow do we know He is there?

oThe creation

If there is time, begin teaching the children how to pray. The main difficulty is learning the Arabic wordings, which may take time for the young children. (resource 1004)

After revision of the previous syllabus, start by speaking about the role of a teacher in the classroom. Connect that with the roles of parents at home and speak about the respect that is necessary for both the teacher and the parent.

Now introduce the concept of Prophethood and compare this to the role of a teacher as the informer of things that we do not know. Relate this with the role of the Prophet as the perfect teacher who knows all that we need to know about our lives, about God and other things that we cannot see with our naked eyes.

Say “La illaha illallah” (“There is no God but Allah”). How did we know that Allah is one and only one? Who told us that Allah is only one?

Allah loves us and He wants us to know that He is only one. So Allah made it easy for us to know Him by informing some good man to teach is that: “La illaha illallah”. These good men are the Prophets of Allah.

A Prophet (messenger) is a person who informs us about Allah and teaches us to pray to only one God, Allah. A prophet also teaches us to do good to be truly happy. He tells us to be honest and to be kind to our parents and teachers. One of these prophets is our Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him and his family).

This is what Muslims believe about the Prophet: “Muhammadun Rasullullah” (“Muhammad is the messenger of Allah”).

Salawat with meaning and why we always recite salawat when the prophet’s name is mentioned:

اَللَّهُمَّ صَلِّ عَلَى مُحَمَّدٍ وَّ الِ مُحَمَّدٍ

“Allahuma swalli alla Muhammdin wa ali Muhammad”

Meaning:

“O Allah send your blessings to Muhammad (S.A.W.) and the family of Muhammad (S.A.W).”

Basic aspects:

-Allah is one

-Panjatan (Ahlul Kisa) are five

-Imams are twelve

-Masumin are fourteen

Let us look at the five Ahlul Kisa as the family of the Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Imam Ali married Bibi Fatimah, the daughter of the Prophet. Bibi Fatimah and Imam Ali had two sons Hassan and Husayn (peace be upon them all).

These Ahlul Kisa were the best teachers of Islam amongst the people. They taught us all about Allah.

Names of the first six Imams

Two rakaat salah with actions and wajibats

Over a period, try using the phrase Ahlul Kisa in preference to panjatan